Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-12

jewelers. window, gentleman on leaving
the shop brushed past him. 1t was Hasel-
rig.
came you to be in town."
"Why Liscarrol. is that you?'
The two young men shook hands vigor-
ously.
(which way are you going? To the
club? That's right, so am /; come along"
and the unconscious rivals walked slowly
side by side down Pail Mall. Haselrig
told of his accession of fortune, then added
with conscious laugh:
Fact is, Pm tired of single blessed
ness. and am going to try ma-rimony tor
a change"
Congratulate you most heartily, my
dear fellow" Lord Liscarrol's own hap
piness rendered him very sympathetic.
do know the lady9"
Il dare say you do; for she goes out a
lot, and though her people are not exact
| " all one could wish, Dora herself is
darling!"
o, called Dora, is she ?" quoth his
friend, amused at the coincidence.
Pretty name, Dora. Nv favorite, q
think. Have you known her long or is it
a recent AFFAIR.""
| 1--WE known her two or three years,
but money stood in the way at the time. so
| went to India to wait for better days.
c.Knew there was woman at the bot
tom of that sudden rush to the shiny"
mentally calculated his lordship) But
when my uncle left me Cleveleigh, came
back sharp. Her people don't know yet,
for her father wants her to marry a man
called Lorimer."
Called what ?" exclaimed Lord Liscar-
rol.
'Lorrimer. Do you know him."
Know him ~ echoed The other rs To be
sure I do; west countryman.s
Yes. that's the fellow. An awful cub.
believe; but lots of money, and no end
of place in the west; SO old Carmich-
ael-"
Here say, hold on bit, I'm getting
mixed! What's the young lady's name
Surely not Dora Carmichel?'
To be sure it is. Do you know her,
then ?"
II should think so! But look here, are
you sure there's no mistake ?''
IL say Liscarrol, it's rather early in the
day to be like this ~ remarked Haselrig,
astonished at his companions excitement.
Hang it man, jokes j)ke, but to be
like this at this time of day is rather
''No, I'm not drunk, Haselrig, nor mad
either. though you are enough to drive me
So What do you mean about Miss Car
michael %
"Why she's the girl I'm engaged to,
to be sure See, here's her likeness -
and so saying he rapidly uniastened a
| lnolot from, his watch and hold II
open, to his companion.
There was no mistake, it decidedly was
Dora Carmichaers likeness Byths time,
luckily for both. they had reached their
club, and they turned into the waiting
room, which at that time of the day was
vacant.
Eyes, it is Dora, certainly" said Lord
Liscarrol, slowly. "Confound her."
lord Liscarrol ~
so, don't 90 into heroics, man, Look
here" and in a moment he produced a
daintilv embroidered letter-case from his
breast pocket, and taking out photo
graph and several letters, flung them
down before the astonished soldier,
Look at that Read those!''
Hazelrig picked them up eagerly
One look was enough. The Photograph
he knew only too well, he had the dupli
cate of it; and if the letters at this moment
lying on his breast were not exactly the
same, the signature, ~ our own Dora"
was identical in both.
But what does it mean?" he asked,
stupefied.
Meant" laughed Liscarrol bitterly
lilies to be sure How long have you been
engaged, Haselrig?"
''Since before went to India"
"And since Easter" and the two men
stood blankly looking at each other.
That afternoon. having received the
message Lord Liscarrol left with the but
ler Miss Carmichael waited impatiently
for the young man. About O'Clock n
small parcel. brought by the commission
aire, was given to her. and on opening it
there dropped out locket. two packets
of letters and several photographs, to-
gether with slip of paper, on which was
written:
Returned with thanks.-Liscarrol,
BERTHE Haselrig."
There was no installing the signatures.
She had had a stormy scene with Lori
mer, who had entirely refused to take his
congo quietly. and had forced her to lis
ten to some uncommonly plain speaking.
before leaving, and she was thoroughly
tired out. When her maid. hearing a
heavy fall. rushed into her room, she
found her mistress on the floor, insensible.
| Luckily tor Miss Carmichael, it was suffi-
GENTLY near the end of the season to make
her sudden departure from town less of a
nine days wonder than might otherwise
have been the case.
Long before she resumed her place in
London society. Captain Hazelrig had re-
turned to India, and Lord Liscarrol had
found wife both richer and prettier than
Dora Naturalization World.